There are 8 ways to get from Athens to Dobrich by plane, bus, train, car, or shuttle
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Fly to Varna Airport
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Varna Airport (VAR)plane ATH - VAR
6h 54m$195–420Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Piraeus Port Astiggos to Ruse Central Bus Stationbus Union Ivkoni - Unibus 3670
- Take the bus from Ruse to Dobrichbus
28h 25m$63–93Bus via Oltenița
- Take the bus from Athens to Rusebus
- Take the bus from Ruse to Tutrakanbus
- Take the bus from Tutrakan to Dobrichbus
22h 12m$92–94Train, drive
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolistrain Re
- Drive from Rodopolis to Petrichcar
- Take the train from Petrich to Sofiatrain
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Povelyanovotrain
- Take the train from Povelyanovo to Dobrichtrain
24h 1m$66–105Drive 1,184.9 km
- Drive from Athens to Dobrichcar 1,184.9 km
14h 5m$249–359Fly to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane ATH - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Dobrich
8h 47m$260–510Fly to Burgas Airport, shuttle
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Burgas Airport (BOJ)plane ATH - BOJ
- Take a shuttle bus from Sunny Beach to Varna
- Take a shuttle bus from Varna to Dobrich
10h 10m$262–593Bus, train
- Take the bus from Athens Chiou to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stopbus
- Take the train from Plovdiv to Povelyanovotrain
- Take the train from Povelyanovo to Dobrichtrain
22h 19m$74–104
Athens to Dobrich by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Dobrich is to bus which costs $60 - $95 and takes 28h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Dobrich is to fly which takes 6h 54m and costs $190 - $420.
No, there is no direct bus from Athens to Dobrich. However, there are services departing from Athens and arriving at Dobrich via Ruse and Tutrakan. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 12m.
The distance between Athens and Dobrich is 753 km. The road distance is 1184.9 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Dobrich without a car is to bus via Oltenița which takes 22h 12m and costs $92 - $95.
It takes approximately 6h 54m to get from Athens to Dobrich, including transfers.
Athens to Dobrich bus services, operated by Tourist Service Holding AD, depart from Athens station.
The best way to get from Athens to Dobrich is to fly which takes 6h 54m and costs $190 - $420. Alternatively, you can bus via Oltenița, which costs $92 - $95 and takes 22h 12m.
Athens to Dobrich bus services, operated by Tourist Service Holding AD, arrive at Ruse station.
Yes, the driving distance between Athens to Dobrich is 1185 km. It takes approximately 14h 5m to drive from Athens to Dobrich.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Dobrich, Bulgaria?
Bulgaria Air, Turkish Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Varna Airport (VAR) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Athens to Dobrich via Ruse and Tutrakan in around 22h 12m.
- Website
- air.bg
Flights from Athens International Airport to Varna Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–550
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–170
Flights from Athens International Airport to Burgas Airport via Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–280
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Varna Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–370
Flights from Athens International Airport to Burgas Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Varna Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70–550
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Burgas Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $85–370
- Website
- israir.co.il
Flights from Athens International Airport to Varna Airport via Tel Aviv
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–400
- Website
- tarom.ro
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $35–170
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–200
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Train from Thessaloniki to Rodopolis
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Petrich to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–11
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $6–10
- 1st Class
- $9–11
Train from Sofia Sever to Povelyanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–26
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $15–22
- 1st Class
- $20–26
Train from Povelyanovo to Dobrich
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $1–3
- 1st Class
- $2–4
Train from Plovdiv to Povelyanovo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–19
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- $11–16
- 1st Class
- $15–19
- Phone
- 02 981 13 33
- outgoing@tourist-service.com
- Website
- en.tourist-service.com
Bus from Athens to Ruse
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80
- Website
- https://en.tourist-service.com/
- Phone
- +359 82 82 81 51
- info@avtogararuse.org
- Website
- avtogararuse.org
Bus from Ruse to Tutrakan
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Schedules at
- avtogararuse.org
- info@bgrazpisanie.com
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Tutrakan to Dobrich
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
Bus from Ruse to Dobrich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Dobrich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $200–290
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
Shuttle from Sunny Beach to Varna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–170
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
Shuttle from Varna to Dobrich
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $90–130
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Athens Chiou to Plovdiv Central Train Station Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–85
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Piraeus Port Astiggos to Ruse Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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